Greetings,<br /><br />I'm working on some pages that have some fairly large photographs that are pre-loaded with javascript. I'm guessing that if a visitor tries to access the photo before the image fully downloads that an error will be generated by the browser. The problem is this: I have a broadband connection and I don't know how these pages will behave when being accessed by people with slower connections.<br /><br />Is there any way to simulate a slower connection while connected via a cable or DSL connection?<br /><br />Thanks in advance for your help.<br /><br />Greg<!--content-->
First of all, nice pages. I'm on cable as well and they load very quickly. That said, I do not know of any software to slow things down. Don't know that I've ever seen that question asked. <img src="http://www.totalchoicehosting.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/smile.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="
" border="0" alt="smile.gif" /><br /><br />One option I can think of is to get a free account with someone like NetZero to test with. They allow up to 4 hours of access, I believe. That would be enough to test things out as you are developing the pages. Maybe someone else will be able to help and I will look around and see if I find a program to do whatyou want.<!--content-->
I looked around a little and found an interesting program that may work for you. It's called Webspeed Simulator and can be found at <a href="http://xat.com" target="_blank">http://xat.com</a>. It's $99 to buy it but you can try a 30 free trial. I tried it on your page and have to say I am really happy to have broadband access.<br /><br />You can throttle the speed to check what it would look like on 28k, 33.6k, 56k, etc. To get it to work you should enter your website address using the IP address method, i.e. ipaddress/~username rather than the domain name or you will get the default TCH Network page. Also check the box to convert absolute links to local links.<!--content-->
Hey, thanks for both answers!<br /><br />Actually, the pages you are viewing are not the ones with the script - the pages currently online are simply html docs. I'm pleased you like them though - thanks much for the tips and the positive feedback.<br /><br />Greg<!--content-->
Hi,<br /><br />If you have access to the program, Dreamweaver MX has a function that calculates load times for different connection speeds.<br /><br />Tracy<!--content-->
Tracy:<br /><br />Thanks for the information. I do have access to DW 4.0 which I believe has the same feature - I do all my coding by hand, so I'm not sure.<br /><br />I enjoyed your site, by the way. My father lives in the Wet Mountains, southeast of you, in the opposite corner of the state. I haven't had the opportunity to take a lot of pictures there, but I can see the possibilities.<br /><br />Thanks again, and good luck with your site.<br /><br />Greg<!--content-->
You know...I have a lot of respect for you folks that do all your coding by hand. I understand enough to go in and work with the code that's already written. But if I had to do it all...I think my brain would do flip-flops and my eyes would go cross-eyed! <img src="http://www.totalchoicehosting.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/blink.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":blink:" border="0" alt="blink.gif" /> <br /><br />Anyway...I don't know what the interface of DW 4.0 looks like, but in MX, the feature is found at the bottom of the main work-window. It's in with the feature for previewing different monitor resolutions.<br /><br />Good luck...and I'm going to go visit your site right now!<br /><br />Tracy<!--content-->
Very nice, clean site, Greg. AND I wish my house was as clean as yours in those pictures! <img src="http://www.totalchoicehosting.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="
" border="0" alt="rolleyes.gif" /> <br /><br />Tracy<!--content-->
If you already have a dial up modem isntalled then you can dial in and see for yourself, you can use modem strings to limit to connections to different speeds.<br /><br />Check with your DSL/Cable co for the free dial up access. They give you free dial up in case the connection or system is down. I have SBC at work and they give a free dial up as long as you're within a 5 mile radius from where the hookup is installed.<br /><br />Good Luck!<!--content-->
Greetings:<br /><br />Thanks to everyone for your kind and helpful replies. I'll post in the appropriate forum when I have the pages online.<br /><br />Greg<!--content-->
First of all, nice pages. I'm on cable as well and they load very quickly. That said, I do not know of any software to slow things down. Don't know that I've ever seen that question asked. <img src="http://www.totalchoicehosting.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/smile.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="
" border="0" alt="smile.gif" /><br /><br />One option I can think of is to get a free account with someone like NetZero to test with. They allow up to 4 hours of access, I believe. That would be enough to test things out as you are developing the pages. Maybe someone else will be able to help and I will look around and see if I find a program to do whatyou want.<!--content-->I looked around a little and found an interesting program that may work for you. It's called Webspeed Simulator and can be found at <a href="http://xat.com" target="_blank">http://xat.com</a>. It's $99 to buy it but you can try a 30 free trial. I tried it on your page and have to say I am really happy to have broadband access.<br /><br />You can throttle the speed to check what it would look like on 28k, 33.6k, 56k, etc. To get it to work you should enter your website address using the IP address method, i.e. ipaddress/~username rather than the domain name or you will get the default TCH Network page. Also check the box to convert absolute links to local links.<!--content-->
Hey, thanks for both answers!<br /><br />Actually, the pages you are viewing are not the ones with the script - the pages currently online are simply html docs. I'm pleased you like them though - thanks much for the tips and the positive feedback.<br /><br />Greg<!--content-->
Hi,<br /><br />If you have access to the program, Dreamweaver MX has a function that calculates load times for different connection speeds.<br /><br />Tracy<!--content-->
Tracy:<br /><br />Thanks for the information. I do have access to DW 4.0 which I believe has the same feature - I do all my coding by hand, so I'm not sure.<br /><br />I enjoyed your site, by the way. My father lives in the Wet Mountains, southeast of you, in the opposite corner of the state. I haven't had the opportunity to take a lot of pictures there, but I can see the possibilities.<br /><br />Thanks again, and good luck with your site.<br /><br />Greg<!--content-->
You know...I have a lot of respect for you folks that do all your coding by hand. I understand enough to go in and work with the code that's already written. But if I had to do it all...I think my brain would do flip-flops and my eyes would go cross-eyed! <img src="http://www.totalchoicehosting.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/blink.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":blink:" border="0" alt="blink.gif" /> <br /><br />Anyway...I don't know what the interface of DW 4.0 looks like, but in MX, the feature is found at the bottom of the main work-window. It's in with the feature for previewing different monitor resolutions.<br /><br />Good luck...and I'm going to go visit your site right now!<br /><br />Tracy<!--content-->
Very nice, clean site, Greg. AND I wish my house was as clean as yours in those pictures! <img src="http://www.totalchoicehosting.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="
" border="0" alt="rolleyes.gif" /> <br /><br />Tracy<!--content-->If you already have a dial up modem isntalled then you can dial in and see for yourself, you can use modem strings to limit to connections to different speeds.<br /><br />Check with your DSL/Cable co for the free dial up access. They give you free dial up in case the connection or system is down. I have SBC at work and they give a free dial up as long as you're within a 5 mile radius from where the hookup is installed.<br /><br />Good Luck!<!--content-->
Greetings:<br /><br />Thanks to everyone for your kind and helpful replies. I'll post in the appropriate forum when I have the pages online.<br /><br />Greg<!--content-->